Agency

Junta de Planificación de Puerto Rico (JP)

The body that sets land use policy in Puerto Rico. It adopts the Land Use Plan and reviews municipal Territorial Ordering Plans, and through its Office of Geology and Hydrogeology it coordinates the National Flood Insurance Program and certifies federal consistency with the Coastal Zone Management Program.

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Guides related to this agency

Housing

Flood zones: Puerto Rico’s two maps and which one governs

Puerto Rico uses the FIRM maps and, since 2018, the ABFE maps. For building or substantially improving a property, the more restrictive of the two always applies.

August 15, 2026

Housing

Coastal zone: how far it reaches and when you need certification

It runs 1,000 metres inland and 9 nautical miles out to sea. A project with a federal permit or federal funds inside it needs certification from the Junta.

August 15, 2026

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